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Title: Nude Interlude
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch
| FATS AND OILS | ||
| 16 | oz | Lard |
| LYE SOLUTION | ||
| 2 1/3 | oz | Lye |
| 1/2 | c | Cold water |
| OPTIONA INGREDIENT | ||
| 1 | c | Cold milk (skim or 2% fat) |
| FRAGRANCE | ||
| 3/4 | ts | Jasmine perfume oil |
| 3/4 | ts | Lavender oil |
| 1/2 | ts | Rosemary oil |
| : | F | at temperature: 80øF |
| : | L | ye-water temperature: 165øF |
: Tracing time: 1 hour, 20 minutes : Time in molds: 24 hours : Put soap in freezer for 3 hours, then remove from molds. : Age: 4 weeks
Heat the fat. Mix the lye into the cold water. When the fat and lye-water reach the specified temperatures, pour the lye-water into the fat and mix well. Add the milk (cold from the refrigerator) and stir with a whisk for 10 mintues. Stir the mixture occasionally (about every 15 minutes) until it traces (about 1 hour, 20 minutes). Pour the soap into molds and wait 24 hours. Put the soap in a freezer for 3 hours, then remove it from the molds.
Source: "Soap Recipes" by Elaine C. White
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